Staff Software Development Engineer, Client Connector — Remote or Santa Clara

Job overview

The Staff Software Development Engineer, Client Connector role may be remote in the United States or onsite in Santa Clara, CA; compensation is $152,000–$190,000 per year. The position reports to the Director of Software Development Engineering in the Zero Trust Exchange department and supports the Zscaler Client Connector team. The engineer builds high-performance networking software that securely routes corporate-device traffic to Zscaler’s global network for security policies and web filtering. The role contributes to major development projects by improving code quality and delivering reliable, testable foundations that meet demanding scale, performance, and security requirements.

What you'll do

• Design and implement high-performance networking code for the Client Connector, predominantly using Rust
• build testable and well-documented foundations across desktop platforms
• debug network-related problems and implement solutions using systems programming and security protocols
• contribute to major project design and implementation
• collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams
• communicate constructively to address scale, quality, performance, and security challenges.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

staff software development engineer

client connector

santa clara ca

remote usa

zscaler

zero trust exchange

full-time

rust

systems programming

networking

tcp/ip

cybersecurity

$152k-$190k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health plans
• vacation and sick time
• parental leave
• retirement options
• education reimbursement
• in-office perks.

Why this role

The posting allows remote work in the United States or work in Santa Clara, CA. Requires 5+ years of hands-on software development, 3+ years of Rust systems programming experience, and deep networking experience, particularly tunneling applications and IPv4/IPv6 transport mechanisms.

About the employer

Zscaler is hiring for this role. Industry: Software Publishers. Sector: 51.